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"Come again?" Claire asked. The blond had taken a shower and was now chatting with Ann, the devilish waitress. They had hit off directly and Claire was sure that a great friendship was just born.

"I'm saying that I think my brother likes you," Ann said with a bright smile, dancing around the room with a broom, her braid flying around her.

Claire rolled her eyes, "Come on Ann, Gray and I, we've known each other for what, fifteen minutes? How could he like me?"

"Claire, you don't know Gray like I do," Ann said shaking her head sadly, "His basic vocabulary during a normal conversation is either 'hn', 'yes' or 'no'! I'm not saying he likes, likes you. I mean that you caught his attention."

Claire shrugged, deciding to change the topic although she was secretly pleased, "Whatever you say Ann. Anyway I was wondering if you could give me a quick tour of the town, I don't have a map and I get lost easily..." Actually, Claire just wanted to check if the town was the same as in the game and she didn't want to do it alone.

Ann eyed Claire weirdly, "Claire... This town is extremely small. Who could ever get lost here?"

Claire grinned sheepishly, "I would and I kinda did... There's no select button, so I can't view the map."

"...Select button?"

"Yeah. So, quick tour?"

Without waiting for an answer, Claire dragged Ann outside, Origami running after them happily.

Later, during the afternoon

Claire wiped her forehead, she had just spent an hour tilling, planting and watering her brand new turnips. It had been harder than she had expected but she quickly got the hang of it. With a satisfied sigh she sat down under her apple tree, stroking Origami. The tour had been quite fun and Claire had met everyone in town. Well, at least for real.

The pair had visited the winery first where Manna had talked the girls' ears off. They had then gone to the library where Claire had met Mary. The young librarian with ebony hair was pretty sweet and had recommended a few fiction books for Claire which the blond was eager to start reading.

They had met Ellen, Elli, Trent and Stu next. Stu was a cutie. An over-energetic cutie. Claire adored him right away. Just as much as she adored Ellen. The old woman was filled with compassion and an ability to pass caring emotions with just a look. Elli. With her heart shaped face and chocolate eyes there was only one way to describe her, sweet and caring. Trent was... Well he seemed nice enough but Claire thought that the guy needed a break. Stop working for a minute or two. And smile more.

Ann had then led Claire to the supermarket where she talked with Sasha and Karen while Jeff sat in a corner in fetal position, rocking back and forth. Karen had been a bit cold at first and had stayed with her nose high in the air but she had soon come back down to earth and warmed up to Claire.

At the beach, Claire freaked out. When she opened the door, she came face to face with a 'muscle' man and a Chinese freak. It took Ann 5 minutes to calm Claire down, the blond was hiding behind the counter and muttering something about the Chinese mafia and burly bodyguards.

They passed by Yodel Ranch where May found a new friend in Claire and Barley told the blond she welcome anytime. When Claire squealed over Hannah, Origami growled slightly and started running around his mistress, looking for attention. Ann had burst into peals of laughter when she realized the puppy was jealous and Claire had quickly stroked his head to show him she still loved him.

Last but not least Ann and Claire went to Chicken Lil's. Popuri had immediately jumped on Claire and smothered her in a hug, almost choking her with her mass of pink curls. She kept saying that they were going to be awesome friends but she had to stay away from her Kai or things could become ugly. Lillia had given Claire a spa boiled egg and they chatted for a bit. When Rick came in, Claire checked out something she had been wondering about. She asked him what he thought about chickens and who the heck Kai was. Popuri ended up knocking him out to get him to stop ranting. Claire was beginning to wonder if knocking out older brothers was a habit in the town. Hmm... if Jack ever passed by to visit...

Jack... No, he wouldn't ever be able to visit her would he? Claire shivered and closed her eyes tightly, wrenching her mind away from the past. She really shouldn't think about it. Not when she had forgotten about it right? With determination, Claire focused on what had happened after the tour...

They had gone to the Inn for lunch where Claire saw the guy that had run away from her that morning. She had been really happy when she heard him whisper 'hi'. So the guy wasn't that shy. Only a little... While they waited for their food, Ann and Claire talked about this and that until Doug arrived. The father of Ann and Gray was an excellent cook and Claire stuffed herself with glee. She had also noticed Ann blushing like mad when she handed lunch over to Cliff. I'll need to investigate, Claire had thought with a smirk.

The blond sighed, already on her first day she felt warm and accepted. The townsfolk were awesome and Claire decided that buying the farm was one of the best decisions she ever made. As her mind drifted, Claire suddenly realized she hadn't checked if the Harvest Goddess was real. Claire sat up with a start and ran off her property in a wink. Leaving Ori without a warning. Again. If Origami had been human, he would have sighed or groaned and then proceed to run after her. But since Ori was a dog, he chased after a butterfly.

Meanwhile Claire was running on a dirt path, a moon-drop flower in her hand. In front of her she could see a waterfall sparkling under the playful spring sun. Oh please, please be there! Claire repeated the sentence over and over in her head as she dropped the flower. The moon-drop flower stayed on the crystal water for a second before slowly sinking in. Where the flower had been, a green spark appeared. It flickered brightly for a second and then... it disappeared.

Claire blinked, "That's all? The myth of the Harvest Goddess comes from a sparkle?!"

"Do I look like a sparkle to you?" Claire looked up and her mouth fell open, standing over her was a beautiful woman with long green hair. She was wearing a light blue dress and not only was she surrounded by those flickering sparkles, she was also floating. It was the woman of the statue, the Harvest Goddess.

"Uh...Yo!" Claire said, for lack of better words.

The Harvest Goddess smiled sweetly and opened her mouth. Claire immediately remembered something and cut in quickly.

"No, sorry, I don't want to connect to a gamecube," Claire said, "I don't have Another Wonderful Life anyway..."

"What... Whatever you say..." the Harvest Goddess stuttered slightly as she tried to keep smiling. She was hardly ever confused, but right now she didn't know what to say.

"So what's it like being the Harvest Goddess?" Claire asked, sitting down as if she were a little girl, waiting for a good story.

"It's interesting an boring at the same time..." the Harvest Goddess said slowly, something about Claire was off. Fake. Intrigued, the Harvest Goddess sat down next to Claire and looked at her in the eyes. Claire looked right back, the smile still etched on her face.

"Child... You know hiding and trying to forget does not heal?" In that instant, Claire's smile slipped off and she saw the Harvest Goddess for what she really was, not a young beautiful woman with sparkles flying around her but more as somebody from the beginning of times, old and wise. A person who looks into your eyes and is able to tell your deepest secrets. And Claire was scared of people like that.

"Uuh, I-I have t-to go now..." Claire said, a wobbly smile barely staying on her lips. She tried to keep up the facade of the happy and bubbly blond but it was quickly slipping away. Claire tried to ignore the unwanted memories prodding at the edge of her consciousness, she didn't want to think about it!

With a sigh, the Harvest Goddess watched Claire walk away quickly before she broke into a run. Staring for a moment or two at the last place she saw Claire, she sighed again and sank slowly into the water.

Claire was running, almost as if she was trying to run away from those cursed memories. It was no use, she felt a wave of guilt and despair wash over her. No! It wasn't my fault! Claire got to her house and she ran in, slamming the door behind her and slipping down to the floor, it wasn't my fault...

The Clinic

Ann fidgeted in her seat, waiting impatiently for her friend. Elli was trying to reassure Jeff and tell him that he was going to be fine. And that he had to leave, now. Seeing as that was easier said than done, Ann groaned as time passed by.

"Ok, I'm here Ann," Elli said, she giggled when she saw that Ann was pouting and puffing out her cheeks.

"You took forever!" the waitress complained, Elli didn't reply and shrugged.

Ann rolled her eyes and pushed the thoughts away, "Anyway, I came here to ask you, what do you think of Claire?"

"Except for being slightly hyper and looking too much like you?" Elli replied, smirking when Ann stuck her tongue out at her, "She looked really sweet."

"Yeah, well since she's new, I thought we do something together." Ann said with a dazzling smile, "You know, me, you, Claire and Pop?"

Elli nodded, "Sure!"

"Cool, I'll think what we could do and we'll talk tomorrow ok?" Ann said, standing up and stretching.

Elli nodded again and waved as Ann left.

Claire's house, later during the night

In the darkness of the night, Claire's bed creaked as she turned over, sweat dripping on her forehead and her eyes were closed tight.

Flash

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"Be careful honey!" a woman's voice.

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An ear piercing scream followed by complete silence.

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An ambulance in the background.

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A new voice, male, "Are any of them still alive?"

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Darkness.

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Wow, this chapter was... angsty O.o but at least we realized that Claire is not 100% of a spazy and childish blond.

El: I'll refrain from commenting here...

Me: *pouts* Anyway, I really hope you enjoyed and please review!! Flames will be used for my pyromaniac activities! Er... I mean for roasting marshmallows...

El: Pyromaniac...? *Shifts away* review and be on the look-out for the next chapter folks!